Rob Thomas reflects on Matchbox Twentyв. The band was a mainstream staple of the mid- to late- в. Almost 2. 0 years after that debut, Thomas has continued to find success, but more so as a solo artist, putting out three albums with Atlantic Recordsв. Club: Can you talk about how Yourself Or Someone Like You came together and how Matchbox Twenty ended up with Atlantic Records? Rob Thomas: We were in a band called Tabithaв.

This was a day when the record company was a much more traditional type of thingв. AVC: Did you go into this contract with a ton of songs you were already playing, or did you start from scratch with a certain concept in mind? RT: Well, usually you have your first record, and thatв? AVC: After 2. 0 years making music and probably a few more mistakes like signing papers you maybe shouldnв?

AVC: You mentioned in a recent interview on Larry King Now that you experienced a в. So, it was a really big change that all of a sudden, people we didnв.

I actually took every shitty job that couldnв. So when we first started out, we were playing half- covers and half- originals and three of the songs were probably Counting Crows songs, and now Iв. I think that when we play live, в.

But at live shows, thereв. If someone is at my show and they were my age when our first record came out, theyв. So, all of them have a special place when we play them live, but I think в.

RT: It was a really big hit, so I canв. The next thing that Matchbox does, weв.

RT: We would really like to have it remastered, maybe remixed, because even if the songs hold up, I think the sound quality doesnв. The idea of a box set doesnв.